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WA Symphony Orchestra

New leadership for WASO, WAAPA

Delia Price Delia Price
07 Dec 2018

Two major arts companies have today announced new leadership, with the WA Symphony Orchestra appointing Mark Coughlan as chief executive and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts naming David Shirley as executive dean.

Independence Group

IGO buys 15% stake in Buxton

Business News Business News
07 Dec 2018

Peter Bradford-led Independence Group has taken a $4 million stake in junior explorer Buxton Resources.

Mark my words podcast

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
Mark Pownall Mark Pownall
07 Dec 2018

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss property development challenges, weak housing market, Fast Brick Robotics (FBR), subcontractor protections, and our special report on Business Dynasties, including the Buckeridge, Perron, and Blackburne families.

FBR

FBR hits 18-month low

Tayler Neale Tayler Neale
07 Dec 2018

Shares in robotics company FBR fell nearly 15 per cent today to their lowest point since June 2017, adding to a string of losses since it announced the termination of its strategic alliance with Caterpillar and a shift in strategy.

Westgold Resources

Westgold secures $38m

Business News Business News
07 Dec 2018

Westgold Resources has tapped investors for $23.4 million, while also announcing the sale of its lithium royalties at Mt Marion and Buldania for $15 million.

Department of Education

New DG at Department of Education

Delia Price Delia Price
07 Dec 2018

Melbourne-based executive Lisa Rodgers has been appointed director general of the Department of Education, making her the fifth woman to be appointed to a director general role in Western Australia this year.

IOOF shares down as APRA moves on execs

AAP Business News
07 Dec 2018

Shares in IOOF Holdings have lost more than a quarter of their value after the prudential regulator moved to disqualify the beleaguered wealth manager's top brass and impose new licence conditions.

Study sales history and cut your losses

Jeffrey Gitomer Jeffrey Gitomer
07 Dec 2018

Opinion: Often in sales the simple and most obvious solutions are the most effective. But if that’s true, why are those solutions so often overlooked?

ASX shrugs off Wall St slump to lift early

AAP AAP
07 Dec 2018

The Australian share market has lifted at the open with the healthcare and financial sectors among the best early performers as the bourse shrugs off a choppy Wall Street session and subdued oil prices.

Morning Headlines

Adrian Rauso Adrian Rauso
07 Dec 2018

Australia becomes an LNG force

Gold prices hold near five-month peak

AAP AAP
07 Dec 2018

Gold has risen to near a five-month peak on a weaker dollar and on expectations the pace of US interest rate hikes will slow, with the bullion also getting support from falling equities.

Oil dips 3% as OPEC delays output decision

AAP AAP
07 Dec 2018

Oil fell about three per cent in choppy overnight trade after OPEC and allied exporting countries ended a meeting without announcing a decision to cut crude output, and prepared to debate the matter the next day.

US-China trade worries weigh on US stocks

AAP AAP
07 Dec 2018

US stocks have closed slightly lower, but well above their session lows, as the arrest of a Chinese technology executive fanned fears of US-China tensions over trade, while some beaten-up big technology and internet shares posted gains.

Miners and banks drag ASX lower

AAP AAP
06 Dec 2018

The Australian share market closed lower, as nervousness about the US economy and the tentative trade stalemate between China and the US weighed on stocks.

First Test; India reach 9-250 at stumps

AAP AAP
06 Dec 2018

Australia have silenced Virat Kohli and every member of India's star-studded top order bar Cheteshwar Pujara, who fought back fastidiously with an impressive century on day one of the first Test at Adelaide Oval.

Kimberley Ports Authority

Setbacks for cruise ships at Broome

Tayler Neale Tayler Neale
06 Dec 2018

The state government has been forced to allocate an extra $8 million to a dredging program at Broome Port, while an independent report has ruled out the use of a below deck gangway for cruise ships at the port.

Norup + Wilson

Applecross apartment proposal knocked back by JDAP

Dan Wilkie Dan Wilkie
06 Dec 2018

Boutique developer Norup + Wilson is headed to the State Administrative Tribunal to appeal the rejection of its latest proposal, a $39 million, 16-level apartment building near Canning Bridge.

Urban Development Institute of Australia WA

Housing, red tape focus as state budget lifts

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
06 Dec 2018

The state budget will be in surplus in 2019/20, according to Premier Mark McGowan, while a $421 million expansion of the Keystart program for first homebuyers and a move to reduce red tape will be two new policies to support the local economy.

Tribune Resources

Tribune in $30m Singapore buy

Business News Business News
06 Dec 2018

Gold miner Tribune Resources has purchased Singapore-based explorer Prometheus Developments in a deal worth $30.3 million.

Gold Road Resources

Gruyere forecasts production lift to 300,000oz

Business News Business News
06 Dec 2018

Gold Road Resources has increased the forecast annual output for its half-owned $621 million Gruyere gold project, while confirming first production remains on track for mid-2019.

West African Resources

West African, VDM, Genesis to raise $60m

Tayler Neale Tayler Neale
06 Dec 2018

Three local exploration companies have tapped investors for up to $60 million, led by a $48.2 million capital raising from West African Resources for its Sanbrado gold project in Burkina Faso.

Echo Resources

Echo appoints Maca, raises $6.5m

Business News Business News
06 Dec 2018

Echo Resources has signed a letter of intent to award two mining contracts to MACA for its Yandal gold project near Leinster, while also announcing a $6.5 million capital raising backed by major shareholder Northern Star Resources.

Cash Converters International

Cashies to bring in new CEO

Tayler Neale Tayler Neale
06 Dec 2018

Cash Converters International has appointed Bank of Queensland's Sydney-based group executive, Brendan White, as its new chief executive, starting in March next year.

Fremantle Arts Centre

Contemporary music a catch for Freo Arts

Delia Price Delia Price
06 Dec 2018

Fremantle Arts Centre has developed a diverse range of revenue streams, including contemporary music and arts training courses, to fund local artists.

City of Perth

Gearing up for a credit crunch

Tim Treadgold Tim Treadgold
06 Dec 2018

Opinion: All signs point to a tough year ahead as international trade events meet tightening credit conditions amidst falling house prices and likely changes to negative gearing.

ASX slips lower, miners and banks drag

AAP AAP
06 Dec 2018

Australian shares have slipped at the open, dragged lower by heavyweight mining and banking stocks, after Wall Street took the session off to mark the funeral of former US President George Bush Sr.

Morning Headlines

Adrian Rauso Adrian Rauso
06 Dec 2018

Red tape risks holding up frackers until 2021

Gold dips on rate hike views; palladium up

AAP AAP
06 Dec 2018

Gold has slipped on expectations of more interest rate hikes following remarks from a US Federal Reserve official and as some investors booked profits after prices hit their highest in more than five weeks.

Stocks hit by Wall St, US slowdown fears

AAP AAP
06 Dec 2018

Global stocks have fallen, plagued by a flattening yield curve that sparked concerns about an economic slowdown in the United States and weakening expectations of a lasting US-China trade truce, while the US dollar steadied.

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